Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Prisons, England, 2020.

Rice, Wendy M; Chudasama, Dimple Y; Lewis, James; Senyah, Francis; Florence, Isaac; Thelwall, Simon; Glaser, Lisa; Czachorowski, Maciej; Plugge, Emma; Kirkbride, Hilary; Dabrera, Gavin; Lamagni, Theresa

Rice, Wendy M; Chudasama, Dimple Y; Lewis, James; Senyah, Francis; Florence, Isaac; Thelwall, Simon; Glaser, Lisa; Czachorowski, Maciej; Plugge, Emma; Kirkbride, Hilary; Dabrera, Gavin; Lamagni, Theresa.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(8): 2183-2186, 2021 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34287123

ABSTRACT

Using laboratory data and a novel address matching methodology, we identified 734 cases of coronavirus disease in 88 prisons in England during March 16-October 12, 2020. An additional 412 cases were identified in prison staff and household members. We identified 84 prison outbreaks involving 86% of all prison-associated cases.

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COVID-19; Prisoners; Disease Outbreaks; England/epidemiology; Humans; Prisons; SARS-CoV-2

Key words

COVID-19; England; SARS-CoV-2; United Kingdom; coronavirus disease; incarcerated persons; outbreaks; prisons; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; vaccines; viruses; zoonoses

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Prisoners / COVID-19 Type of study: Screening_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2021 Type: Article

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